Chapter 115: The Wedding
Xu Liang bid farewell to Wang Zhixian and returned to Xu's Mansion on Dongmen Street. The butler of the Xu Mansion, Tie Tou, was already directing a group of subordinates to clean the house and decorate the new house. In the front yard and backyard, in the left and right wings, there are people carrying brooms, buckets, rags, cobwebs under the eaves, and dust on the back of doors and windows.
When Xu Liang entered the door, Tietou was holding his waist and directing the two family members to hang the new red lantern on the flat gate, and when he saw Xu Liang's carriage entering the mansion, Tietou greeted him and said, "Young Master, you are back, Mrs. Feng invites you over." ”
"What's the matter?" Xu Liang asked.
"I don't know about this little one. It seemed that she was in a hurry, and Miss Min'er came to ask twice. "Iron Head Road.
Xu Liang nodded, and asked as he walked towards the mansion, "Has Boss Song from Zhiwei Building been invited?" ”
"Early in the morning." The iron head responded: "Song Lei heard that it was the young master that you got married, closed the hotel, and brought the guys in the store to cook the utensils as soon as dawn came. ”
"Well," Xu Liang nodded, and then ordered: "Boss Song is also a kind person, this time he is so enthusiastic, the reward is not less." ”
"Eh, the little one knows."
When I entered the front yard, I saw Xu Qing, the sentry officer of the patrol battalion, leading a team of soldiers to give a lecture, Xu Liang heard Xu Qing with a black face when he passed by: "Brother listen to me, tomorrow is the day of great joy for our adults, our task is to ensure that there is no business trip during the wedding, if you see those guys who don't open their eyes, you will tie Lao Tzu on the spot, throw it in the dungeon and lock it up first, and then calculate the general account after it is over." ”
Pulled a maid ring and asked where Mrs. Feng was, Xu Liang went directly to see the mother-in-law, and happened to see Mrs. Feng halfway, when asked the reason, Xu Liang couldn't help but laugh dumbly, it turned out that this mother-in-law had picked out a new suit for her future son-in-law, and asked Xu Liang to give it a try.
The new clothes are naturally made of good fabrics, and the color is also red, showing festivity, when he put on this body, Xu Liang suddenly felt that he was about to get married! Then I thought that Feng Suqin's illness had not improved for a long time, and my heart was not a good feeling.
Changing back into ordinary clothes, Xu Liang couldn't rest assured that Feng Suqin was about to go to see her, but was stopped by Mrs. Feng, because according to custom, it is not appropriate for the bride and groom to see each other.
Xu Liang was quite unimpressed with this rule, but seeing that Mrs. Feng was speaking solemnly, he didn't want to distract the old man, so he gave up.
As the presiding officer of the wedding, Xu Liang felt that Ge Qiao was the most suitable candidate, first, Ge Qiao must have been born as a scholar, and knew the number of ceremonies of the Ming wedding, and the deputy envoy Ge had been an official in Jianchang for many years.
Old man Ge didn't talk to Xu Liang politely when he arrived, he pulled his arms, rolled up his sleeves and arranged to open, what kind of door to receive gifts, the warehouse to receive gifts, the guys who did chores, the guys who passed the dishes, the seats for the guests, the style of wine, the chef in charge, the Yahuan who lit the fire, the one who boiled tea, the one who warmed the wine, the one who served the dishes, the one who served the snacks, in short, a group of people in the Xu Mansion Ding Yahuan was called together by Deputy Envoy Ge, pointed to the list and arranged it, and said for two hours, and then Ge Qiao took a sip of tea and walked to the main owner who had nothing to do, the new official, talked in detail about the wedding routines, the precautions for passing the brazier, and worshipping heaven and earth.
At the end, Ge Qiao asked: "My lord, there is another matter at the moment, there is no doubt that the woman's elder is naturally Mrs. Feng, but who should you arrange on your side, my lord?" Did the Lord send someone to his hometown to invite the Lingzun Lingtang or other elders? ”
Xu Liang shook his head and said slowly: "No, the wedding is also improvised, although it is hasty, it must be successful and safe." My father...... Belch...... is still in Wan'an, well, my second brother Xu Qing is also my elder, so let him represent it. ”
Ge Qiao listened, nodded and said, "The eldest brother is like a father, and if Ling Zun is not there, it is okay for Xu Qing to represent him." After thinking about it, Ge Qiao said again: "My lord is in such a hurry to hold a wedding, presumably Miss Feng's condition has improved greatly?" ”
Xu Liang listened, was silent for a long time, and sighed: "It is precisely because there is no improvement that I am in a hurry." ”
When Ge Qiao heard this, he also sighed, the two were silent for a while, and Ge Qiao suddenly said, "Oh no." ”
"What's wrong?"
"My lord, look at the sky, it's so gloomy, and it's mostly raining." Ge Qiao pointed to the sky and exclaimed.
Xu Liang raised his head when he heard this, and sure enough, when Xu Liang was waiting for Wang Xian outside the city in the early morning, it was still early, and he just felt the fog at that time, and he didn't care, and now he was standing in front of the courtyard with Ge Qiao, the time was almost noon, but the sky was not clear, gloomy, and it was going to rain.
"I've got to get people ready first, and if the day doesn't go beautiful, it's going to be really bad." Ge Qiao said, and hurriedly found someone to assign the task.
Xu Liang stood in place, stunned for a while, he was a new official, but at the moment he was surrounded by busy figures, and he seemed to be the only idler. Looking back at Feng Suqin's residence in the backyard of the Xu Mansion, she must have the same feeling at this time.
It's the day of the wedding.
The invited guests came one after another, and the sound of firecrackers in Xu's mansion gradually intensified, mixed with the sound of elongated singing in the middle.
"Lujiabao Lu came out to congratulate!"
"Boss Zhang of Yipinxuan Teahouse congratulates Lord Xu on his new marriage!"
"Lord Liu of the Jianchang Inspection Department came to congratulate!"
With the sound of singing, the guests who came also increased, there were several tables of banquets full one after another, and those who arrived earlier were mostly businessmen and rich gentry, Daming heavy agriculture and light business, and the status of businessmen was naturally lower, ordinary times, even in the face of ordinary talents, most of the businessmen were consciously a head shorter, not to mention that at this time, it was the dignified Jianchang County Cheng, the official of the eight-grade court Xu Liang Xu, this is really a God-given good opportunity to get close to the relationship with Lord Xu, even if Lord Xu may not notice, But it's good to be able to record your name on the guest list of Xu's house, and talk and laugh with people in the future, you can say that you have been invited to attend Lord Xu's wedding banquet, which sounds quite face-saving, doesn't it? Therefore, most of the businessmen who received the invitation were ordered to make gifts early in the morning, pinched the time, and rushed to Xu's mansion to estimate the time, expressing sincerity.
After the merchants, they were officials at all levels in Jianchang and miscellaneous officials. The new Jianchang magistrate Lu Chengyuan and the new Jianchang chief secretary Jiang Zhunan came together, and this time was just right, and it was still half a cup of tea away from the auspicious time. Like this, the presiding official of Jianchang was naturally enthusiastically brought to the main table to take a seat.
The newcomer came out.
Xu Liang had a trace of red silk in his hand, and one end of the red silk was holding Feng Suqin, who was wearing a phoenix crown, and his face was covered with a red hijab, so that he couldn't see the face of the beautiful woman clearly.
The red carpet is paved, and the road is not long, but Feng Suqin walks very carefully. In Xu Liang's opinion, it is a bit slow. However, Xu Liang felt that all women, at this moment, were in a very complicated mood, and it was understandable that the steps were smaller and the steps were slower.
Xu Liang led the beautiful woman with red silk, and walked through the red carpet unhurriedly under the gaze of the guests on both sides.
On the way, Xu Liang once heard the whispers of the guests next to him, probably saying that the style of the scholar is not ordinary, and the red carpet is so elegant. A soft cough could be faintly heard.
The music started. Worship heaven and earth.
All of them were carried out according to the routine that Ge Qiao had ordered in advance.
"Worship heaven and earth!"
"Second worship high hall!"
Mrs. Feng sat upright, smiling with tears, and Xu Liang's second brother Xu Qing next to her was full of smiles, and she couldn't find a suitable place to let go with her hands in Beihou.
"Husband and wife worship each other!"
The red silk was still in his hand, Xu Liang bent down and lowered his head following the singing, and inadvertently touched Feng Suqin's hair crown, as if he felt a little trembling. Xu Liang straightened up, and saw that Feng Suqin was also slowly getting up.
Ge Qiao stood next to Mrs. Feng, and when the bride finally straightened up, thunderous applause rang out all around, Ge Qiao took a round tone and sang:
"Licheng!!"
Xu Liang breathed a sigh of relief, and was about to open his mouth to say something to Old Madam Feng, when he suddenly saw Old Madam Feng's face change suddenly.
"Qin'er!"
Xu Liang turned his head in a hurry, and saw Feng Suqin, who was standing three steps away from him, swaying and falling to the ground.
"Suqin!"